Chauvinism and Depression

Well I was told once by a fellow blogging friend that I should write on anything that makes me think for more than 5 minutes. I think I’m gonna take that advice today and write about , not one, but two things. Chauvinism and Depression. Don’t consider this to be a very positive article, it’s more of an unorthodox topic to write on, but I felt compelled to write on it, for reasons best known to me. The following statements are fact based on my observation feel free to disagree, arguments are invited. :D

I’ve never really been a male chauvinist; I don’t think being one is of much pride either. For that matter, what is pride?! According to me, Pride should be reserved for something that you achieve or attain on your own, not something that you get by accident of birth. Seriously, how difficult is it to understand something like that? Considering chauvinism, there are people who would rather commit suicide rather than see a woman attain more success than them, or well, some who are just plain jealous and start off with immature acts just so that their chauvinism is justified. I ask you, how long would you carry on such a blasphemous act? How long will it take to realise that just hiding one’s chauvinism by insulting the other individual or highlighting non-existent personality traits of the other, is just a sad excuse to hide your own personality flaws. A group of people who strongly believe in something, chauvinism in this situation, and can easily be referred to as the chauvinist cult.

Next, I would like to speak of depression. A word easier said than understood, depression to me is a situation that one would NOT want to go through EVER in their lives. Understand the fact that depression is a state of mind where one is incapable of ration thought, is disinterested in once pleasurable activities and refuses to see the brighter side of things. Would you like to see anybody in a situation where in the other person is genuinely unhappy. Where he/she unable to cope with the pace of life. It’s a proven fact that about 20 percent of teens experience depression even before they reach adulthood. The sad part is, you will still find sadist people who gloat and “PRIDE” themselves on their ability to put others in such a state. Being very honest here, I feel that there’s a way to deal with people like these. There really is. The first and foremost thing to do is to not let them get to you. Reflecting upon what another person says to you doesn’t help you in any way, but for that matter, it worsens things considerably. When such people see the effect they have on you, that will just act as an impetus for them to carry on with their antics. Secondly, don’t expect sympathy. Sympathy, will not get you anywhere, for that matter, it will lower you self esteem and morale immensely. What one needs is empathy. An individual who has been through the same thing in their past will know how to deal with the situation at hand better. Yes, solving your own problems is always the way to go and that should be followed, but a little helpful advice never hurt anyone. :P

Now I’m pretty sure most of you are tired with the note as it is. It may be a piece to reflect on for some, but absolute “bs” for some others. I just wrote this article, so that someday when you find yourself in such a situation or see somebody you care for in this kind of a problem, this article may be of little help. Just my contribution to the world. I really hope you like this piece.

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